Fanner," which had made so much excitement, throughout the Colonies. It was written by a Weaver and published in Holt's New- York Journal, No. 1668, Xew-Yokk, Thursday, December 22, 1774. The Editor assured his readers that it was actually written by a working Weaver, who lived in Harrison's Purchase ; * and it was in these words :

" To the city and country inhabitants, of the 2)rovince of Neiv Yorl-.

" Friends, and felloAV mortals,

^'^^HE division between Britain, and her Colonies, is very alarming; but what I think " would be more alarming, is a division between the in- " habitants of the colonies ; the efiect of which we have " from holy writ, thai a house divided against itself, " cannot stand. I have seen a pani])hlet printed by " Mr. Kivington, entitled the Country Fanner, which " seems to be calculated to tln-ow all into confusion, " & to no other end ; and artfully to gain his point, " as a Fanner, he addresses himself to the Farmers, " and their wives ; he tells the latter, they cannot " treat a neighbour with a dish of tea ; and that will " be a dreailful thing indeed ; to tlie former, hesaith, " their jiroduce will rot on tlieir hands, and they can- " not ])ay their weaver, &c. Being a ]\eaver myself, " and tho' they be generally poor, still they are as " useful a set of men, as any in the world, and so will remain, as long as, from the King to the peasant, " all are born naked. 1 therefore, would beg leave